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Love is...

Love. Is it really all puppies and kittens and fields of flowers? Not hardly.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Judge not, lest you be judged - a topic that has been making the rounds at my church in some depth lately. Several things that were said on the topic kinda got under my skin this past week, so I decided to write down my thoughts and counter arguments here.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

God's Promises

So here’s the issue: we, as christians, accept the Bible as God’s absolute word. If it’s in there, it’s true, and that’s that. Contained within the Bible are any number of “promises” - protection, provision, healing, comforting, etc. Some of these we see- for example, I have never been unable to pay a bill, although I am often left wondering how we managed to spend an extra $800 in a given month and still break even. …

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Proper Support Etiquette

Please, people, if you are going to ask for help with a problem you are having with my software, be prepared to follow-up with me about it. It is very rare for an initial support request to have all the information I need to solve an issue that you are having. If I reply to your request asking for more information, then send the information! …

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

How the E-Mail was Re-Won

So after getting the notification that my @macosx.com e-mail was about to expire, I sent a response stating, essentially, “Good riddance”. You may recall my previous rant about how they lost my messages, and so I switched. About an hour later I got a response from Scott (sysadmin there I believe) stating that they do, in fact, keep backups and it was just that the support agent I was corresponding with didn’t know about it. …

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Building a static universal Postgresql

Most of the time when you are building Postgresql, you can probably just do a generic config with whatever options you want, and be fine. If you are just running the server on a given machine, you have no need for a static build or a universal binary- in fact, such things could be counter-productive for all I know. …

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Installing OpenBSD on a PPC Mac Mini

I recently attempted to Install OpenBSD 4.8 on an old 1.42 GHz PPC mac mini we had left over at work. The OpenBSD distribution disks come with a PPC build, so I was expecting the install to be fairly straightforward. While it did work, there were a number of hiccups in the process. …

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Setting up a Captive Portal Site with Web Filtering

Goal:

To set up a cheap captive portal site with web filtering using Squid and PF

Purpose:

While there are any number of captive portal solutions out there, any one of which would probably be easier than this solution, I also wanted to be able to filter the web traffic, which none of the pre-made solutions seemed able to do. …

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Of Stiff Heads and Beds

For those of you who are interested, our latest woodworking project to be completed is a bed Headboard (see what I did there? Stiff Head- HeadBoard? No? Oh well :-P) The picture above is of the complete headboard in our living room. Here’s one of it installed.

I think it worked out well. …

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Sunday, October 3, 2010

Insignificant makeover - home edition

Two weeks and about $2500 later, and our house has received its long-awaited (ok, not really, just two years) and much needed (well, by some definitions) facelift. The entry way has been expanded to the full width of the existing porch, allowing enough room inside for the inner door to be closed before opening the outer door. …

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Lyrics Presenter Screens

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Lyrics Presenter Main Window

Lyrics Presenter General Prefs

Lyrics Presenter Apperance Prefs

Sample iTunes Lyrics

Server Screen Shots

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:38:42 -0900

EZPunch Server Main Window

EZPunch Client Main Window

EZPunch Manager Main Window

Software

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In addition to my regular full time job, in my free time I develop software. Below you will find a listing of the various programs I have written and made available. All titles are availaible from the Mac App Store. My development work is primarily Apple Macintosh based, although I do use the Qt toolkit, which is inherently cross-platform compatilbe. As such, while it is not supported, my software can be made available on the Windows platform as well.

EZPunch Standard

EZPunch Standard is a stand alone Time Clock application for the individual or small business. This version of EZPunch runs on a single computer, recording the in and out times for any number of individuals. An optional dashboard widget or menu widget make clocking in and out a snap, or launch the program to set your options, generate reports, and more!

EZPunch Client/Server

EZPunch Client/Server is a network based Time Clock/ Punch Clock solution. Unlike EZPunch standard edition, Client/Server is designed to be used on multiple computers on a network, or even across the web using the built-in web server. Clients can be installed on any machine that can reach the server, allowing your users to clock in and out from their desk or remote locations, with all punches being recorded on the central server.

Lyrics Presenter

Lyrics Presenter is a simple tool to display your iTunes song lyrics in a highly readable, group sing along friendly format. Lyrics Presenter will display your lyrics in a Full-screen or user-resizable window, with your choice of fonts and colors. Lyrics are split by paragraph, displaying just the current section of the song, scaled to fill the window. If you put timing information into your iTunes lyrics, Lyrics Presenter will even turn the pages for you!

Photo Galleries

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Boids!

Just a bunch of bird photos, mostly taken around our house.

Friday, June 24, 2011

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Woodworking

In our spare time, Rebecca and I enjoy woodworking. Typically we make stuff that we need and either can't find in stores, or want better quality than we can afford to purchase pre-made. Here are some photos of projects we have done.

Friday, June 24, 2011

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Contact Information

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If you want to contact me, you may do so via e-mail using the form below, or, if you prefer, you can drop a letter in the mail to me at the following address:

Israel Brewster
821 23rd Ave
Fairbanks, AK 99701

If writing concerning some of my software, please note which software title and version you are using. Thanks!

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Photo of the Day

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:21:43 -0800

Rest (not-so) easy

In the continuing vein of building furniture for my older brother, Josiah, I hereby present to you his bed. Solid Alaskan birch, Full XL size, and using no screws or other hardware in assembly.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

I'd Love a Seat

Josiah wanted a loveseat. Since exactly what he wanted wasn't readily available, Becca and I built this one for him. I actually think it turned out rather well.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Take a Bow, Rain

Lovely rainbow on the way home a few nights ago. I didn't have the camera set as well as I might have hoped, but these turned out decent enough. Enjoy!

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Bunny Business

Caught this little guy hopping around the other day. I think I've caught glimpses of him before, but this is the first time I've managed to get a shot off. Enjoy!

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Denali-HD!

Driving home from Anchorage yesterday, Denali was out in all its glory. I had to plough through knee-deep snow to get these shots, but it was worth it.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Borealis-Aurora Borealis

I was out late last night watching a live performace of The Music Man, staring my twin sisters-in-law as a couple of the townsfolks. When we got out, we were greated with this. Not the greatest shots, I'm affraid. Maybe next time. Oh, and there was a moose too, although no pictures of that one. I love Alaska!

Saturday, March 17, 2012

(Re)Finished!

We made the desk a while ago, but now that we know a bit more about finsihing, we decided to re-finish it in Garnet Shellac and semi-gloss poly.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Snow Birds

It snowed the other day. The Redpols didn't seem to mind though - they just happily dug fallen seeds out of the snow!

Friday, February 24, 2012

Otto, Man!

Well, Rebecca and I just completed another woodworking project, this one involving a bit of upholstery - an ottoman. Check it out!

Sunday, February 19, 2012

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Winter in Alaska

Ah, winter in Alaska. The snow gently covering the ground in a blanket of white, the frost in the air coating the trees in a glittering display of crystals, the ice on the …. windows???? This is what happens when you heat your house with wood heat and keep the curtains closed most of the time. Ooops.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

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